Bayonet-projector.



M. HLUSTIK.

BAYONET PROJECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l2, 19|].

Patend May 14, 1918.

MIKE HLUSTIK, OF SOUH BROWNSVILLE, PENNSYLANIA.

BAYO\ET-PROJECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1918.

Application filed September 12, 1917. Serial No. 191,006.

To aZZ wwm z't may concern:

Be it known that I, MIKE HLUSTIK, a citizen*of theUnited States, residing at South Brownsville, in the county of Fayt and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bayonet-Projectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bayonets, and the principal object of the invention is to provide means for projecting the bayonet into the foe without moving the gun.

Another object of the invention is to provide a trigger for releasin the projecti ng means and to locate said tr1pper at a point adjacent the trigger guard where it can be easily reached and operated by the trigger finger.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple means for moving the bayonet back to its normal position and also to provide means for retaining the bayonet in its extended position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction, reliable and efiicient in operation and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended daim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference Will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein 1*ike characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in Wiih:-

Figure 1 is a view of. a rifle with the bayonet in extended position.

Fig. 2 is a like view with the bayonet in its retracted position.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 4 is detail of the trigger arrangement.

In these drawi1igs 1 represents the rifle barrel, to the under side of which I secure a tubular casing 2 which is adapted to receive the operating parts of my invention. In carrying out my invention I secure the bayonet 3 to a rod 4 by means of a socket 5 on the bayonet Which receives the end of said rod and said parts are held together by the boit 6. The rod 4 is located within the casing 2 with its end projecting therefrom to receive the bayonet.n,At its rear end said rod is provided With an enlargement 7 and adjacent sa1d enlargement a stem 8 is secured to the rod and carries a knob 9. The casing 2 1s prov1ded with a slot 10 through WhlCh sa1d stem projects With the knob outside of the casmg. At its forward end said slot is provided with a downwardly projecting part l1 toreceive said stem. 12 iepresentfi a 0011 spring engaging a collar 13 on the 1nner part of the casing 2 and having its other end bearing against a collar 14 on the rod 4. Thus said spring tends to hold the rod in its forward position with its end projecting from the casing a considerable distance beyond the end of the rifle. A trigger 15 is pivoted to the rifle, as at 16, and has its end 17 located adjacent the trigger guard 18 of the rifle. Said trigger has its forward end provided With an en aging lug 19 Which is adapted to engage w1th the enlargement 7 on the end of the rod 4. Said lug is provided with an inclined outer face so that said enlargement may ride over the same When the rod 4 is pushed rearwardly thereagainst so that said 1ug Wi1l move downwardly to permit the enlargement to pass the same, and a spring 20 will force said lug upwardly into engagement with said enlargement to hold the spring 12 compressed. It Will be understood that the rod is moved to its retracted position by grasping the knob 9 on the stem 8.

When the soldier comes to close quartrs with his foe and the bayonet is to be used he Will hold the rifle in a position With the bayonet pointing at his foc, then by pressing upon the trigger said trigger Will release the enlargement 7 and the spring Will cause the rod t0 spring forwardly, thus embedding the bayonet in the body of the enemy. If the bayonet should fail to reach the enemy, the soldier may still use his rifle in the ordinary way and he Will have an advantage over his foc, due to the fact that the bayonet is of much greater length than that ordinarily used. Said bayonet is held in its extended position by reason of the fact that the stem 8 is held in the part 11 of the slot, thus preventing the rod from moving inwardiy, it being understood that the coil spring Will give the rod a slight turning movement t0 force said stem into said extended part of the slot. When the bayonet is to be retracted it is simply necessary to grasp the knob and give it a movemeht upwardly to take it out of 13 e part 11 of the 3101; and thon pull.it toward the rear end of t he rifle until the' enlargement 7 engages 'with the trigge r It will be seen that when.desired the bayonet may be detached from the rifle as in ormy invention will e readily a parent.

- niakelight changes in the construction and.

'-I desire it to be understo0 that I may in the ,combination and arrangement 'of the :said rod to hold the same in retrac several parts} provided that such changes 15 fall.Within the scope of the appended cla1m. v hat I claim is: The combination with a rifle, of a caing locatd below the same, -a rod m'ovably mounted in said casing, a bayonet onnected 20 with the end of said rod, a tngger pivoted .to the rifle and having a part engagin Wit h 0S1- tion, and a second part located adjacent? the tri ger guard of the rifle.

n testimony WhereOf I afiix my signature.

' MIKE HLUSTIK. 

